Acorda announces positive Phase 3 Fampridine-SR study in people with multiple sclerosis
...atient per year. Complications from MS may make it harder for people to work and may interfere with their ability to perform common, daily activities. For most people with MS, the disease slowly progresses with a series of unpredictable flare-ups, also called relapses or exacerbations. But for some, the p...MIT finds most complex protein knot ever seen
...he proteasome as easily, and the knots may make it harder for the protein to unfold, which is necessary for degradation. The same knot is found in ubiquitin hydrolase in humans and in yeast, supporting the theory that there is a connection between the knot and the protein's function. This also seems to su...Large European survey reveals critical gaps in breast cancer patient education and communication
...ins with better communication, and we need to work harder to address this situation to meet the needs of older and less well-educated women."...Tropics source of much of world's biodiversity
...genus level instead of species because species are harder to trace in the fossil record. Genera, the classif...ns. The harsh conditions in the north also make it harder for specialized feeders to survive. Species there tend to be generalists, able to subsist on various...Research team identifies human 'memory gene'
...to poorer memory potential had to tax their brains harder to remember the same amount of information," said Dr. Dominique de Quervain, professor at the University of Zurich. "Researchers now have enough of the 'letters' to read the 'genetic book of life' with unprecedented power," said Dr. Eric Reiman, e...Mass extinction's cause: 'Sick Earth'
... earth and a slowdown in ocean circulation made it harder to replace the oxygen sucked out of the water by marine organisms. According to the theory, microbes would have saturated the water with hydrogen sulfide, a highly toxic chemical. For a mass extinction "you really needed a good killer, and it [hydro...Researchers show that veins stiffen as we age
...common among older adults, Farquhar said it can be harder to find young adults who already have the disease. However, several individuals already have been identified for the study, and the team hopes to have data to report in the next six months. This research is both literally and figuratively "close to ...Microbes compete with animals for food by making it stink
...d out in the water, so maybe it's just food that's harder for predators to find," he explained. Researchers assessed their questions about feeding by conducting laboratory experiments. To eliminate food avoidance because of texture, they fed stone crabs, lesser blue crabs and striped hermit crabs noodle-...Stem cells engage in dialogue with the cells that regulate their futures
...iches have been known for a long time, what's been harder to discover are the characteristics of the cells making up these niches and how they make it possible for stem cells to do their job. Signaling between cells in the niche plays a role in stem-cell upkeep and development. Most research has focused on ...Scientists crack rhino horn riddle
...middle. The calcium deposits make the horn core harder and stronger, and the melanin protects the core from breakdown by the sun's UV rays, the scientists report. The softer outer portion of the horn weakens with sun exposure and is worn into its distinctive shape through horn clashing and by being rubbe...Remote latrine reconfirms the presence of Essene sect at Qumran
... for their lack of purity and then have tried even harder to purify themselves further."...NJIT women scientists and engineers use new information technologies to tackle isolation on campus
...uccess--but, because they are isolated, it is much harder for them to accumulate social capital, the who-you-know connections through which insider information flows. NJIT Advance will address this problem by seed-funding small cross-disciplinary communities within which women faculty can do collaborati...Reef sharks threatened by overfishing
...nces in green zones, where illegal fishing is much harder to prevent, were similar to abundances in legally fishable areas. Reef sharks mature late in life, and, like many whales and dolphins, produce very few offspring, notes Mizue Hisano, a co-author of the study. This makes it hard for them to bounce...Global warming will reduce ocean productivity, marine life
...y a 10-year record. Such connections would be much harder to detect from space for terrestrial plant biomass. Results of the study may provide important insight into how ocean biology might respond to sustained global warming, the researchers said.A common prediction among global climate models...NIH Nanomedicine Center draws on NYU School of Medicine expertise
...move the magnet closer to the bead, you pull on it harder and if you rotate the magnets the bead rotates too, much like a compass needle. The scientists can essentially grip the DNA with magnetic tweezers. The repair machine Using these tweezers, the researchers can set up their experiments to observe...Ancient ape ruled out of man's ancestral line
...o feet. But the sediment encasing Little Foot is harder than the bone making extracting him a painstaking process for the South African team. And Drs Latham and Cliff have now turned their own attention to further Australopith findings at Makapansgat, also in South Africa, where other specimens of Aust...Exercise can reduce a smoker's lung cancer risk, but quitting smoking is still most important
...mous cell and small-cell lung cancer, which can be harder to treat than other subtypes. Researchers dont know why activity could lower lung cancer risk, but suggest that improved pulmonary function may reduce both the concentration of carcinogenic particles in the smokers airway and the extent to which t...Treatments for urinary infections leave bacteria bald, happy and vulnerable
...and his colleagues think the bacteria will find it harder to evolve resistance to a treatment that does not directly impact their survival. According to an April 2006 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases fact sheet, resistance to at least one antibiotic has been detected in more than 70 per...Nanotech safety needs specific government risk research strategy and funding
... about how to fill existing research gaps." "Far harder is getting the federal government to take action in three critical areas: first, documenting what relevant risk research exists; second, ensuring that agencies responsible for oversight and related research--the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),...UCR researchers examine how some invasive plants gain a foothold
...at the smaller and sparser a given population, the harder and slower it is for that population to establish ...lated. They found that, as with humans, mates were harder to find in smaller populations and most likely to be compatible if unrelated. "We call this the '...